Randy Knorr

Randy Duane Knorr (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He is currently the manager for the Fresno Grizzlies. Knorr is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1991–95), Houston Astros (1996–97 and 1999), Florida Marlins (1998), Texas Rangers (2000) and Montreal Expos (2001).

Randy Knorr
Knorr as the bench coach of the Washington Nationals in 2014
Catcher / Bullpen coach / Bench coach
Born: (1968-11-12) November 12, 1968 San Gabriel, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1991, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 2001, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.226
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	88
Teams
As Player Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1995) Houston Astros (1996–1997) Florida Marlins (1998) Houston Astros (1999) Texas Rangers (2000) Montreal Expos (2001) As Coach Washington Nationals (2006, 2009–2015)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1993)

Career

Playing career

He was on the Blue Jays during their 1991 American League Eastern Division and 1992 and 1993 World Series wins. He also helped the Astros win the 1997 and 1999 National League Central Division. During the Australian summer of 1989-90, Knorr played ball for the Melbourne Monarchs and the Williamstown Wolves.

In 11 seasons, Knorr played in 253 games and compiled a .226 batting average with 24 home runs and 88 RBI. Shortly before he retired, he played for the Edmonton Trappers. In July 2004, Knorr became a citizen of Canada. He played with the CARDENALES DE LARA BBC in the venezuelan winter league in the 90-91 season being champions for the first time in the venezuelan league

Coaching career

In 2008, he was the manager of the Potomac Nationals, who he guided to the 2008 Carolina League Mills Cup championship on Sept. 12, 2008. He served as the bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals for the last half of the 2006 season and was hired to be the bullpen coach for a second time in 2009. He was promoted to bench coach in 2012, and served in that capacity under Davey Johnson and then Matt Williams, for 4 years. Shortly after the 2015 season, Williams was fired as the manager, and Knorr was told that his contract would not be renewed;[1] soon afterwards, Knorr returned to the Nationals organization as Senior Advisor to the General Manager for Player Development.[2]

On October 23, 2017, Randy was named the manager of the Syracuse Chiefs, the Washington Nationals Triple-A affiliate. He previously managed the Chiefs in 2011.

References

1. ESPN
2. Wagner, James (October 12, 2015). "Randy Knorr, Bobby Henley and Matt LeCroy stay with the Nationals in new roles". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob Henley	Potomac Nationals Manager 2006	Succeeded by Edgar Caceres
Preceded by John Wetteland	Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach 2006	Succeeded by Ricardo Aponte
Preceded by Edgar Caceres	Potomac Nationals Manager 2007-2008	Succeeded by Trent Jewett
Preceded by Ricardo Aponte	Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach 2009	Succeeded by Jim Lett
Preceded by John Stearns	Harrisburg Senators Manager 2010-2010	Succeeded by Tony Beasley
Preceded by Trent Jewett	Syracuse Chiefs Manager 2011	Succeeded by Tony Beasley
Preceded by Pat Corrales	Washington Nationals Bench Coach 2012–2015	Succeeded by Chris Speier
Preceded by Billy Gardner Jr.	Syracuse Chiefs Manager 2018-present	Succeeded by Incumbent